Ninth graders learn ordinal numbers in Greek (τακτικοί αριθμοί) — πρώτος (first), δεύτερος (second), τρίτος (third), τέταρτος (fourth), πέμπτος (fifth) — the very words behind the Greek weekday names! They put them in order and say rankings.
Students will be able to…
πρώτος, δεύτερος, τρίτος… how do you say “first, second, third” in Greek?
Project this and have students put the Greek ordinals in order from πρώτος to πέμπτος.
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How do you rank things in Greek?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Interpretive: understand ordinals.
Presentational: state rankings.
Connect to the calendar & math.
Interpersonal: rank & order.
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Have students rank three things in Greek using πρώτος, δεύτερος, τρίτος. A printable Greek ordinals sheet is in the World Languages library.
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